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Through this unplanned and unwanted circumstance, Dan becomes a role model, a source of wisdom and guidance, and ultimately, a father figure that Carter desperately needs. Watching Dan and Carter still makes me thank God for the mentors and teachers and father figures in my life…and also makes me long for more of the same.
--Chris Utley

ON FATHER FIGURES (THE LIGHTER SIDE)

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.
--Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)

I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if they can find out what it is.
--Charles Lamb (1775 - 1834)

She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon.
--Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.
--Charles Wadsworth

Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?
--Dick Clark

The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.
--E. B. White (1899 - 1985)

By Chris Utley

Ultimately, Carter’s destination takes him to a final outcome that is, wisely, the antithesis of the typical Hollywood ending. The film’s ending may not sit well with those viewers who shell out matinee prices to dream for 2 hours, but the ending is steeped in reality. God puts people in our lives to help us find our path in life. Similar to the close of this film, our path may not be the exact path of the person whose life we’re studying, but the most important things we learn from our experience are:

1. God & Jesus do want us to find our path in life; and

2. They want us to learn as much as we can from our life’s mentors and teachers. Dennis Quaid does an excellent job showing us Dan’s transformation from being Carter’s employee to becoming Carter’s mentor.

Through this unplanned and unwanted circumstance, Dan becomes a role model, a source of wisdom and guidance, and ultimately, a father figure that Carter desperately needs. Watching Dan and Carter still makes me thank God for the mentors and teachers and father figures in my life…and also makes me long for more of the same.

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